Sony World Photography Awards 2013 finalists and shortlisted images

A man is arrested by the police in Rochester, NY, after having assaulted his father with a samurai sword, from a series by Paolo Pellegrin. The area of Rochester where these pictures have been taken is part of the so called 'Crescent', a moon shaped area that runs across several Rochester neighbourhoods and where crime rates are significantly higher than the rest of the city. The Crescent is home to 27 percent of the city's residents and 80 percent of the city's homicides.Picture: Paolo Pellegrin, Italy, Finalist, Current Affairs, Professional Competiiton 2013 Sony World Photography Awards